Martina Trchová — Babi
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The power of pictures that need no words
It is like getting lost in a gallery and forgetting the time. Or dreaming one dream after another. Martina Trchová’s book offers a powerful experience for readers of all ages. Young children will feel close to its heroine, a two-year-old girl discovering a world full of magic and mystery. Adults will recognise the poignancy of being forced apart from a great-grandmother. We have all lived through this. And it is not just about lockdown: every year, flu outbreaks cut us off from loved ones in hospital. There is always someone far away…
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Martina Trchová — Babi
Trchová has created a tender and moving picture book that needs no words. Full-page images combined with comic panels carry the entire narrative. There is a story, detail, metaphor and surprise. Seven episodes, seven walks through magical surroundings, all leading to the same place: up the stairs to Grandma’s flat. It makes no difference whether the journey takes us through a snail’s shell or sailing on a dandelion seed.
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“This poetic story in pictures moves towards a happy ending in reunion, and its silence brings out the beauty and power of that moment. The mood of the book may remind readers of the work of Australian artist Shaun Tan.”
Jitka Nešporová, translator and editorwww.iLiteratura.cz
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